Full Metal Jacket
1987 film by Stanley Kubrick
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Summary
Full Metal Jacket is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.51% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66,726 views/month, #484 of 94,065).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director[3], Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor[4], David di Donatello for Best Producer[5], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[6]
- Director: Stanley Kubrick[7]
- Screenwriter: Michael Herr[8], Gustav Hasford[9], Stanley Kubrick[10]
- Composer: Vivian Kubrick[11]
- Genre: war film[12], drama film[13]
- Based on: The Short-Timers[14]
- Cast member: Adam Baldwin[15], Matthew Modine[16], Vincent D'Onofrio[17], R. Lee Ermey[18], Arliss Howard[19], Dorian Harewood[20], Ed O'Ross[21], John Terry[22], Stanley Kubrick[23], Vivian Kubrick[24], Steve Hudson[25], Kevyn Major Howard[26], Tim Colceri[27], Bruce Boa[28]
- Producer: Stanley Kubrick[29]
- Production company: Warner Bros. Entertainment[30], Hawk Films[31], Natant[32], Warner Bros. Pictures[33]
- Director of photography: Douglas Milsome[34], Stanley Kubrick[35]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[36]
- Commons category: Full Metal Jacket[37]
- Soundtrack release: Full Metal Jacket[38]
- Distribution format: video on demand[39]
- Review score: 8.3/10[40], 90%[41], 78/100[42]
- Color: color[43]
- Country of origin: United Kingdom[44], United States[45]
- Publication date: June 26, 1987[46], June 17, 1987[47], October 8, 1987[48], October 2, 1987[49], 1987[50]
- Distributed by: Warner Bros. Entertainment[51], Netflix[52]
- Narrative location: South Carolina[53]
- Filming location: Pinewood Studios[54]
- Main subject: Vietnam War[55]
- Film editor: Martin Hunter[56]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[57]
- Executive producer: Jan Harlan[58]
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Adaptations and Inspiration
Full Metal Jacket's after a work by is recorded as Gustav Hasford[59].
Why It Matters
Full Metal Jacket has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]
FAQs
What awards did Full Metal Jacket receive?
Honors received include Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director[3], Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor[4], David di Donatello for Best Producer[5], and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[6].